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Costessey Park

5 ha

📷 Evelyn Simak · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

52.65750, 1.18566

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Boots 225m away — 14 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Great Tit +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Great Tit +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Box Tree Moth, Brown Hawker +262 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Box Tree Moth, Brown Hawker +262 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Lesser Celandine, Cherry Laurel, Himalayan Balsam +12 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Cherry Laurel, Himalayan Balsam +12 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Marriott's WayWalking route42 km

Norwich to Aylsham via Reepham on disused railway

Named routeRef MWLength 42 kmRegional walking route
Countryside TrailWalking route

Norfolk County Council Circular Walks; Length: 180m

Named route
Costessey CircularWalking route5.5 km
Named routeLength 5.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Green TrailWalking route1.7 km
Named routeLength 1.7 kmRound tripUea active campus
Orange TrailWalking route1.5 km
Named routeLength 1.5 kmRound tripUea active campus
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Cycling

31 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Purple PedalwayCycling route
Named routeRef PurpleRound tripLocal cycle route
Edith Cavell PilgrimageCycling route22.5 km
Named routeRef ECPLength 22.5 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Pink PedalwayCycling route
Named routeRef PinkPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Green PedalwayCycling route
Named routeRef GreenPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Norwich - Lincoln

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Longwater Gravel Co Ltd works

📷 Evelyn Simak · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Longwater Gravel Co Ltd works

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